Yes, it is pathetic to say the least – India has to improve its broadband speeds…Yes, we are riding high on the mobile revolution, but it is imperative that broadband Internet access reaches nook & corner of India for it to really be in the forefront on Information Highway.
How pathetic is India’s Internet situation is aptly pointed out by recent report released by “Akamai – State of the Internet”
Here are some of the highlight of the report:
- India ranked #114 for average connections speed, at 849 kbps. Think about it, a country which is supposedly an IT hub is ranked nearly at the bottom.
- India ranked #8, with 3.3 percent of observed attack traffic.
- India ranked #20 globally for number of unique IP addresses seen by Akamai, with over 3 million IPs. Think about this – We have 2nd largest population in the world, still we rank lowly 20th when it comes to unique IP address share.
- Ranked #159 globally for number of unique IP addresses per capita, with 0.0030.
- Delhi and Maharashtra top the list with over 1 million unique IPs each.
Top 10 Indian states for Internet Speeds
TOP 10 INDIAN STATES WITH AVERAGE CONNECTION SPEEDS SEEN BY AKAMAI
| ||||
State
| Q4 09
| Q3-Q4
| YoY
| |
Kbps
| Change
| Change
| ||
1
| Haryana
| 1,103
| 15%
| 6%
|
2
| Kerala
| 1,065
| -20%
| 26%
|
3
| Karnataka
| 1,015
| -2%
| -11%
|
4
| Maharashtra
| 913
| -4%
| 12%
|
5
| Delhi
| 836
| -5%
| 9%
|
6
| Uttar Pradesh
| 823
| -28%
| 41%
|
7
| Tamil Nadu
| 818
| 3%
| 11%
|
8
| Gujarat
| 805
| -14%
| -14%
|
9
| Jammu & Kashmir
| 799
| -25%
| 11%
|
10
| Orissa
| 788
| 33%
| 20%
|
Top 10 Indian states for Unique IP Addresses
TOP 10 INDIAN STATES OF UNIQUE IP ADDRESSES SEEN BY AKAMAI
| ||||
State
| Q4 09
| Q3-Q4
| YoY
| |
Unique IPs
| Change
| Change
| ||
1
| Delhi
| 1,530,232
| 10%
| 49%
|
2
| Maharashtra
| 1,177,892
| 3%
| 32%
|
3
| Tamil Nadu
| 309,891
| -1%
| -6%
|
4
| Karnataka
| 195,054
| 9%
| 31%
|
5
| Andhra Pradesh
| 125,664
| 3%
| 32%
|
6
| Gujarat
| 49,645
| 24%
| 17%
|
7
| Madhya Pradesh
| 49,370
| 5%
| 20%
|
8
| Chandigarh
| 38,319
| 21%
| 18%
|
9
| West Bengal
| 30,358
| 4%
| -5%
|
10
| Kerala
| 23,948
| 2%
| -4%
|
INDIA INTERNET SUMMARY
- Connections above 5 Mbps – 0.6%
- Connections between 2 Mbps and 5 Mbps – 5.8%
- Connections between 768 kbps and 2 Mbps – 43.7%
- Connections below 256 kbps – 26.4%
INDIA BROADBAND PENETRATION
- Ranked #74 globally for high broadband adoption, with 0.6% of connections to Akamai at speeds over 5 Mbps
- Up 1.7% year-over-year, and down 20% from Q3 2009
- Ranked #100 globally for broadband adoption, with 5.8% of connections to Akamai at speeds over 2 Mbps
- Up 52% year-over-year, and up 20% from Q3 2009
- Ranked #133 globally for broadband penetration, with 0.0002 broadband IPs per capita in Q4 2009
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